Fireball Jungle

{{short description|1968 drama film starring John Russell and Lon Chaney Jr.}}

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| name = Fireball Jungle

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| director = Joseph G. Mawra

| writer = Harry Whittington

| producer = G.B. Roberts, Eli Jackson

| starring =

| cinematography = Clifford Poland

| editing = John Dalton

| music = Ethel Huber

| studio = Americana Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1968|10|ref1=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19690-FIREBALL-JUNGLE?cxt=filmography}}

| runtime = 1hr. 36min

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $111,474

}}

Fireball Jungle is a 1968 melodrama directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring John Russell and Lon Chaney Jr.{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71803ad1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028221037/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71803ad1|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Fireball Jungle (1968)|date=n.d.|publisher=British Film Institute|access-date=2022-03-20}} The film featured the hit single, "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy{{cite web|url=https://alabamarecordcollectors.org/2018/03/the-story-behind-the-song-love-can-make-you-happy-by-mercy.html|title=The Story Behind the Song – "Love (Can Make You Happy)" by Mercy|date=2018-03-26|publisher=Alabama Record Collector|access-date=2022-03-20}} and was filmed in and around Tampa, Florida.